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TraditionalChinese

“LittleNewYear”festival=theFestivaloftheKitchenGod1.OfferingsacrificestotheKitchenGod祭祀灶神

InoneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsofSpringFestival,apaperimageoftheKitchenGodisburntonLittleNewYear,dispatching（派遣）thegod'sspirit（神的灵）toHeaventoreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.（烧掉旧的灶王像，送灶王上天）

LittleNewYear,whichfallsaboutaweekbeforethelunarNewYear,isalsoknownastheFestivaloftheKitchenGod,thedeity（神）whooverseesthemoralcharacterofeachhousehold.

TheKitchenGodisthenweledbackbypastinganewpaperimageofhimbesidethestove.Fromthisvantagepoint（从这个有利位置）,theKitchenGodwilloverseeandprotectthehouseholdforanotheryear.ThecloseassociationoftheKitchenGodwiththeLunarNewYearhasresultedinKitchenGodFestivalbeingcalledLittleNewYear.AlthoughveryfewfamiliesstillmakeofferingstotheKitchenGodonthisday,manytraditionalholidayactivitiesarestillverypopular.

StudiesofpopularChinesereligionindicatethattheKitchenGoddidnotappearuntilaftertheinventionofthebrickcookingstove.Thecookingstovewasafairlylatedevelopmentinthehistoryofhumancivilization.AncientwritingsindicatethattheFireGod,theearliestformoftheKitchenGod,wasworshippedlongbeforethestovewasinvented.

ZhuRong,China'sancientFireGodwasapopularfolkdeityandhadmanytemplesbuiltinhishonor.Stonelinedfirepits,anearlyformofthebrickstove,arestillcommonlyusedamongChina'sethnicminorities.PeopleintheseregionsmakeofferingstotheFirepitGod.TheFirepitGodappearedbetweentheKitchenGodandtheFireGodinthehistoryofChinesefolkdeities.

TheKitchenGodappearedsoonaftertheinventionofthebrickstove.TheKitchenGodwasoriginallybelievedtoresideinthestove,andonlylatertookonhumanform.TheofferingstotheKitchenGodaresweetsofvariousvarieties.ItisthoughtthatthiswillsealtheKitchenGod'smouthandencouragehimtoonlysaygoodthingsaboutthefamilywhenheascendstoheaventomakehisreport.2.Housecleaning扫尘/SweepingtheDust

LittleNewYear,onthetwenty-thirdday,familiesinChinaundertakeathoroughhousecleaning,sweepingouttheoldinpreparationfortheNewYear.

SweepingtheDustshowsthegoodwishofputtingawayoldthingsandwelcominganewlife,makingeverythinglookfreshinthenewyear.3.写春联WritingSpringFestivalScrolls/Couplets

DuringtheLittleNewYear,peoplewriteSpringFestivalscrolls,whicharemadeupoftheleftscroll,therightscroll,andthetopscroll.4.Pastingpaper-cutstowindows贴窗花

Thepaper-cutforwindowdecorationisoneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheLittleNewYearinChina.Therearevariouskindsofpaper-cuts,includinganimalsandplantsandsoon.5.EatingGuandongcandy吃关东糖

GuandongcandyisatraditionalsnackthatChinesepeopleeatontheFestiveloftheKitchenGod.

PeoplewillmeltGuandongcandyandapplyitontheKitchenGod'smouth,

wishingtheKitchenGodwillsaysomethngnicetotheJadeEmperor

insteadofspeakingillofthehousehold.6.Havingabathandhair-cut沐浴和理发

AstheoldChinesesayinggoes,whetherthey'rerichorpoor,peopleoftenhaveahaircutbeforetheSpringFestival.TheactivityoftakingbathandhaircutisoftentakenontheLittleNewYeartomeettheNewYear'sarrival.7.办年货

PreparationsforSpringFestival

PeoplestarttostockupnecessaryprovisionsfortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everythingneededtomakeofferingstotheancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilyoverthelongholidaymustbepurchasedinadvance.

Beforesettingouttothemarket,aSpringFestivalshoppinglistmustbemade,includingitemssuchasmeat,poultryandeggs,fruitandvegetables,riceandflour,alcohol,sugar,andtea,redpaper,andtheKitchenGod.Incense（熏香）andcandles,snacks,newcalendars,andtoysmustalsobepurchased.Nottobeforgottenarenewclothe